📌 Camera Obscura in Lochmaddy, North Uist
★★
This quirky little art installation lies just across a rocky strait from the north side of Lochmaddy village. Inside a turf-roofed, stone-walled hut next to the shoreline is a camera obscura: a simple, pinhole camera designed to project the sea view onto the back wall of the hut. The easiest way of reaching the building is unusual too; access is by a rickety suspension bridge which may or may not be completely safe (check local signage) and stone causeways across the tidal channel. Highly recommended if you’re spending any time around Lochmaddy.
🌍 Location
📌 Off minor road 1 mi north of Lochmaddy, North Uist
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NF 923695
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.610018,-7.153760
🚌 Bus stops at Sherriff Court (0.5 mi)
🚗 Limited space to park (don’t block access) at 🧭 NF 921692 / 🛰️ 57.607460,-7.156555 – last section of approach road is unsurfaced
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the parking area it’s a 10-min walk (each way) north to the hut on a reasonable path with some boggy patches (⬤ Easy). Access involves crossing a suspension bridge, with a very small sign in 2019 indicating that the bridge may be unsafe.
